Where does “aʼrua” come from?

aʼrua (Makasar) comes from Makasar rua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian duSa — two.

aʼrua (Makasar): to do something with two people; to go as a pair

Definitions

  1. to do something with two people; to go as a pair

Ancestry of “aʼrua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarruatwo
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianduhatwo
3Proto-Austronesian*duha—
4Proto-AustronesianduSatwo

Words derived from “aʼrua”

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